To go for shopping... you need a passport... that s about it...
Everyone needs a passport to cross the border, and depending on your nationality, you may need a visa. See site below. If your home country is on the Visa Waiver Program list, you do not need a visa. if your home country is not on that list, you need to apply for a B-2 tourist visa. Read further down that page and follow instructions there. You will not be going to the U.S. this weekend...you will need to plan ahead and get a passport, and maybe a visa first.
You will need a passport. A birth certificate or other forms of ID (drivers license) will not do. You will need a passport. Also, since you are not Canadian, you might need a visa. There s different kinds of visas. Some, you can get just at any major border crossing, but it depends on the country you are from (based on your passport). If you are from the UK or you hold a EU passport, you can just get your visa at the border. You should check online on the US Embassy site for the list of countries that will require visas, even for day trips.
You need a passport from the country where you are a citizen.You need the registration for the car.You need a license (to drive the car).You need proof that the car has insurance.To return to Canada, you need proof that you were in Canada legally (entered legally orginal, have a current valid visa, etc.)
You need a Passport and 20 American dollars or Canadian currency that equals that amount in U.S dollars. And Maybe Your Birth certificate. to get across the border and maybe 1,000 U.S. dollars. but it depends on what you are getting
birth certificate, passport, visa , ID =)